Nile Rodgers
Birthday: 19 September 1952, New York City, New York, USA
Birth Name: Nile Gregory Rodgers
There is nothing you can say about Nile Rodgers that hasn't already been heard by billions of people, in millions of cities, via thousands of radio airwaves, in hundreds of countries. The career ...Show More
In my way of composing, of feeling if something is grooving, it's got to hit me in my soul. It doesn Show more
In my way of composing, of feeling if something is grooving, it's got to hit me in my soul. It doesn't have to be overly intellectual or some complicated thing, it just has to be cool. I can't explain it but I know it when I arrive there. Hide
David [David Bowie] sees the world through abstract but precise details. Before we wrote Let's Dance Show more
David [David Bowie] sees the world through abstract but precise details. Before we wrote Let's Dance, he walks in one day with a Little Richard album cover. Little Richard is wearing a red suit, and he's getting into a red Cadillac, and his hair is out to there. And David says, "Nile. That's rock'n'roll. That's what I want my record to sound like." Let's Dance's cover is a homage to that, and David's hair is out to there. Hide
I know many people in the world who only have one David Bowie album and it's Let's Dance.
I know many people in the world who only have one David Bowie album and it's Let's Dance.
[on Madonna] When I used to introduce her to people she would say, 'Hi, my name is Madonna', I'm gon Show more
[on Madonna] When I used to introduce her to people she would say, 'Hi, my name is Madonna', I'm gonna be a superstar'. It sounds wacky but it was innocent, it was charming, and she really believed it. People think of her now as a hard woman, but in the old days she was charm personified. You couldn't meet her and not fall in love with her instantly, 'cause she just knew how to work the room. Hide
[on Peter Gabriel] I've worked on three or four projects with him. We've never had a hit. Every time Show more
[on Peter Gabriel] I've worked on three or four projects with him. We've never had a hit. Every time I say, "God, I let Peter Gabriel down". He would say, "What are you talking about? It's not your fault. I never wrote a song good enough". Hide
[on Rod Stewart] I think he can't stand me. But he adored my partner Bernard, they did many records Show more
[on Rod Stewart] I think he can't stand me. But he adored my partner Bernard, they did many records together. Rod, when he and I are together, is always hitting me below the belt. "Oh, it's the 'great' Nile Rodgers." I can never figure it out. What did I do to you? When you were in the Jeff Beck Group, you were my hero. Hide
As a child of beatnik parents, I learnt to depend on strangers and to be very self-sufficient and in Show more
As a child of beatnik parents, I learnt to depend on strangers and to be very self-sufficient and independent from an early age. Nothing felt daunting to me, and if it did that became energy. Hide
Every record I have done was because I was a person's friend. The only time we did not continue to b Show more
Every record I have done was because I was a person's friend. The only time we did not continue to be friends was if the record did not become a hit. If it did we became great friends. Hide
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